exposition

Exposition:

In the beginning of the story, the exposition, we are introduced to Serafina and her father, who secretly lives in the basement of the Biltmore Estate. Serafina's father works on the Biltmore Estate. He is a gifted mechanic. Serafina is a different looking girl. She has only has four toes on each foot, and she is missing bones. The missing bones give her the ability to squeeze into very tight spaces. Serafina also has large amber eyes and loves to catch rats. One evening, she is catching rats in the manor when she sees a mysterious man in a black cloak with a young girl who is wearing a yellow dress. The girl manages to escape the man’s grasp and runs away. He chases the girl, and Serafina follows. Just as Serafina is ready to attack the man, he wraps the cloak around the girl and she vanishes.